Defense executives plead for Congress to avoid budget cuts

WASHINGTON - Defense executives warned lawmakers on Wednesday that they must quickly come up with a plan to avert $500 billion in automatic spending cuts because the uncertainty is forcing companies to move ahead with dramatic layoffs and plant closures.

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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere

Some in Congress sharply question how a law that sprang from the Sept. 11 attacks can be applied so broadly. Panel is also told war with Al Qaeda could last 20 more years. WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Defense officials press Congress for budget flexibility

WASHINGTON - Senior defense officials said on Tuesday they were doing their best to offset the worst impacts of $46 billion in budget cuts that began this month, but they will have to slash personnel and weapons programs if reductions keep coming in future years.

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Despite warnings on defense cuts, little action to stop them

WASHINGTON - Defense officials and their allies in Congress did their best on Wednesday to create a sense of crisis about steep impending budget cuts but their warnings failed to produce any visible result.

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Defense CEOs say budget deal must address taxes

WASHINGTON - Weapons industry executives on Monday urged the White House and Congress to end what one CEO called "political theater" and act to avoid looming automatic budget reductions that will cut projected military spending by another 10 percent this year.

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Defense sector CEOs say budget deal must include tax hikes

WASHINGTON - U.S. weapons industry executives on Monday urged the White House and Congress to end what one CEO called "political theater" and act to avoid looming automatic budget reductions that will cut projected military spending by another 10 percent this year.

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Defense executives plead for Congress to avoid budget cuts

WASHINGTON - Defense executives warned lawmakers on Wednesday that they must quickly come up with a plan to avert $500 billion in automatic spending cuts because the uncertainty is forcing companies to move ahead with dramatic layoffs and plant closures.

Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere

Defense officials press Congress for budget flexibility

WASHINGTON - Senior defense officials said on Tuesday they were doing their best to offset the worst impacts of $46 billion in budget cuts that began this month, but they will have to slash personnel and weapons programs if reductions keep coming in future years.

Despite warnings on defense cuts, little action to stop them

WASHINGTON - Defense officials and their allies in Congress did their best on Wednesday to create a sense of crisis about steep impending budget cuts but their warnings failed to produce any visible result.

Defense CEOs say budget deal must address taxes

WASHINGTON - Weapons industry executives on Monday urged the White House and Congress to end what one CEO called "political theater" and act to avoid looming automatic budget reductions that will cut projected military spending by another 10 percent this year.

Defense sector CEOs say budget deal must include tax hikes

WASHINGTON - U.S. weapons industry executives on Monday urged the White House and Congress to end what one CEO called "political theater" and act to avoid looming automatic budget reductions that will cut projected military spending by another 10 percent this year.

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Defense executives plead for Congress to avoid budget cuts

WASHINGTON - Defense executives warned lawmakers on Wednesday that they must quickly come up with a plan to avert $500 billion in automatic spending cuts because the uncertainty is forcing companies to move ahead with dramatic layoffs and plant closures.

Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere

Defense officials press Congress for budget flexibility

WASHINGTON - Senior defense officials said on Tuesday they were doing their best to offset the worst impacts of $46 billion in budget cuts that began this month, but they will have to slash personnel and weapons programs if reductions keep coming in future years.

Despite warnings on defense cuts, little action to stop them

WASHINGTON - Defense officials and their allies in Congress did their best on Wednesday to create a sense of crisis about steep impending budget cuts but their warnings failed to produce any visible result.

Defense CEOs say budget deal must address taxes

WASHINGTON - Weapons industry executives on Monday urged the White House and Congress to end what one CEO called "political theater" and act to avoid looming automatic budget reductions that will cut projected military spending by another 10 percent this year.

Defense sector CEOs say budget deal must include tax hikes

WASHINGTON - U.S. weapons industry executives on Monday urged the White House and Congress to end what one CEO called "political theater" and act to avoid looming automatic budget reductions that will cut projected military spending by another 10 percent this year.

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